The move was apparently initiated by AntiSec, a joint operation between Anonymous and LulzSec. The data was allegedly stolen from the Dell laptop of FBI special agent Christopher Stangl in March. The hackers plan to release a million of the stolen Apple unique device identifiers that have been stripped of personal data.

On to more Apple-related news, a new patent has been granted to the tech giant that could remotely disable mobile phones. While there are legitimate uses for that kind of technology, such as to prevent phones from going off at funerals, there are also concerns that it could be used for nefarious purposes, such preventing journalist or citizens to record acts of violence on their phones by oppressive government regimes.

Speaking of governments, India's Department of Telecommunications has imposed new regulations that ban telcos from providing foreigners with SIM cards that last more than three months. The move is to stem the abuse of these SIM cards.

Since I can remember, Microsoft and Intel have been good friends. But this partnership is on a decline as we enter a "post-PC era" and smartphones and tablets become increasingly popular, according to market intelligence firm IHS iSuppli.

While the PC market remains flat, high-end supercomputer sales have soared in the second quarter of 2011, according to IDC. Systems selling for US$500,000 and up jumped, but high performance computing revenue dipped slightly, the analyst firm said.